Larsen Ice Shelf Meets Open Water
December 19, 2012
The edge of the Larsen Ice Shelf meets open water and sea ice, viewed from above during the 20th Ice Bridge flight in Antarctica. The flight, which lifted off on Nov. 16, 2009, surveyed the Antarctic Peninsula including the Larsen Ice Shelf and nearby glaciers. Credit: Michael Studinger, Lamont-Doherty Earth Observatory
Topics:
Environment, British Antarctic Territory, Geography of Antarctica, Physical geography, Hospitality Recreation, Ice calving, Tharp Ice Rise, Antarctic Peninsula, Antarctica, Ice shelf, Larsen Ice Shelf, Chilean Antarctic Territory, Argentine Antarctica
